Labor market — Germany

Recent job starters by sex and age in Germany: latest value 1,664.1 thousand people as of January 2026.
Recent job starters by sex and age in Germany — official series from Eurostat. The chart shows dynamics over the available observation period; values are shown in thousand people.
Observation period: 2009–2026, published quarterly. Source — Eurostat.
Quarterly.
| Period | thousand people |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 1,664.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,839.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,793.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,745.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,734.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,821.3 |
| July 2024 | 1,788.9 |
| April 2024 | 1,841.3 |
| January 2024 | 1,889.7 |
| October 2023 | 1,901.9 |
| July 2023 | 1,899.4 |
| April 2023 | 1,892.6 |
| January 2023 | 1,888.5 |
| October 2022 | 1,788.6 |
| July 2022 | 1,866.6 |
| April 2022 | 1,958.3 |
| January 2022 | 1,972.6 |
| October 2021 | 1,712.6 |
| July 2021 | 1,727.8 |
| April 2021 | 1,625 |
| January 2021 | 1,662.9 |
| October 2019 | 1,695.2 |
| July 2019 | 1,651.2 |
| April 2019 | 1,626.8 |
Eurostat. Units: thousand people. Observation period: 2009–2026.
Data as of January 2026
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